If the idea already existed EA wouldn’t have been issued the patent. That’s part of the process of obtaining the patent.
Point is moot because the patent was issued.
If the idea already existed EA wouldn’t have been issued the patent. That’s part of the process of obtaining the patent.
Point is moot because the patent was issued.
…leaving the idea unclaimed for someone else to patent instead? Strange take.
The patent system is far from perfect, but patents themselves are necessary. EA had an idea, they had the right to patent it. They had the right to keep the patent closed, instead they opted to open it.
This summary is missing some key points from the article - in particular, the conclusion. 86% might have been too much to save…
it’s a very convenient place for the app to load the next page of content…
The website haveibeenpwned says the original breach date was 18 December 2020, with the information becoming available on 18 July 2023, with a total of 3,943 compromised accounts. The site notes that as well as all the above information, the leak even includes each individual’s t-shirt size.
Looks like someone in charge of organizing that event got phished. This seems like the type of info that can fit into an excel sheet.
omg I didn’t know if it was just me but I have the worst luck with Nextcloud updates. I’ve had to restore from backup like 6 times in the 4 years that I’ve been running an instance.
I’ve been reading articles for years about how Google say they’re going to open the RCS API to 3rd-Party apps but they have yet to do so.